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Old 02-14-2008, 10:13 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PlayTheKids View Post
To me that's like saying the Twins can't claim Walter Johnson either because he only played for the Senators, or that the Dodgers can't claim Campanella because he never went to LA. It's a franchise that moved.
I guess we see this differently. Cronin and Johnson were Senators and Campanella a Dodger. I understand what you mean, but Walter Johnson never heard of the Minnesota Twins, therefore he was a Senator.
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